While Naruto studies with Jiraiya to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra locked within him in preparation for the Chûnin Selection Exams, other ninja villages are secretly forming alliances against Konahagakure.
General Note
Translated from the Japanese.
"This manga contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #42-44"--P. facing t.p.
"This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]